TEGINT Methodology Toolkit: A Basket of Tools for Transforming the Education of Girls in Nigeria and Tanzania

Published by ActionAid in 2009 as part of the Transforming Education for Girls in Nigeria and Tanzania (TEGINT) project, this basket of tools is designed to help facilitators work with girls, their families, and community members to develop strategies and actions to make girls' education a reality. According to the ActionAid, the community has an important role to play in engaging with the school to ensure that it is respecting girls' rights, and that teachers are acting responsibly and accountably. The toolkit is split into six sections. Each section is designed to stand alone, so that facilitators can refer to whichever section is relevant for their audience and not have to carry the whole file to sessions. Facilitators may choose to adapt activities from other sections where appropriate. There are also blank exercise forms at the end of each section for facilitators to enter new or adapted exercises as required.
The TEGINT Methodology Toolkit includes of the following components:

• Contents and Introduction
• Working with girls: This section is designed for work with Girls’ Clubs, which TEGINT promotes as a safe space for girls to come together to discuss the issues that affect them and plan how they will address their concerns. Activities will include drama and role play, analysis of their environment and learning materials and life skills education.
• Working with boys:  Activities with boys will mirror those of girls. Boys will be encouraged to undertake the same analysis, both in classroom sessions and within the community. Work with boys will deal with issues of masculinity, peer pressure, gender power relations, sexuality, and sexual violence
• Working with teachers: This section is for use in both pre-service and in-service training and draws on a combination of existing experiences such as Tuseme, Tiwoloke in Malawi, and FAWE's Gender Responsive Schools methodology.
• Working with parents, School Management Committees and Parent Teachers Associations: This section mainly uses Reflect as a catalyst for mobilising parents in the community.
• Working with the local community: This section draws on activities to support local community members such as secular and religious leaders and local government officers to analyse what is happening in the schools using a gender perspective.
• Working with Policy Makers: This section draws on activities aimed at monitoring, analysing and advocating around what is happening in the schools using a gender perspective.